How Gearing Effects HP from 1-3rd in 727's

frosty_the_punk said
Yes you can multiply torque with lower ratio gears but you CAN'T multiply horsepower.

He claimed an 84hp increase was an improvement of 35%.

That's 324hp at 2600rpm with the gain.

That ain't happening on no mild 360. No way. no how.

Im calling it. It's officially a bullshit claim. (Probably unintentionally bullshit though)

Not exactly. Horsepower is a function of TIME. If you make a gear change and the car accelerates quicker, it made more HP, or more exactly, it made better use of the HP available. It's using wasted HP. You can make 1000 ft pounds of torque, but it it takes all day to RPM (time) you have a glorified semi truck.